Longevity: My Cultivation Talent Can Refresh Chapter 227: Nine-Demon Refinement Technique, Chu Ning Wins! - Novel Cool

Chapter 227: Nine-Demon Refinement Technique, Chu Ning Wins!

Chapter 227: Nine-Demon Refinement Technique, Chu Ning Wins!

"It really is nine pills, how is that possible?"

Na Aoxuan was suddenly startled by the huge stimulus, and the last sentence was almost shouted out.

Even the disciples of Jiuhua Zong in the arena below with slightly keen ears could hear it.

Immediately, several shouts rang out from the arena.

"That's obviously because Brother Chu's pill-refining technique is better than yours!"

"Hey, Mr. Ao, can't you take defeat?"

Along with the loud shouts of several Jiuhua Zong disciples, loud laughter erupted from the arena below.

After three rounds of competition, Jiuhua Zong finally had a resounding victory.

The mood of the disciples at this moment was completely unleashed! Hearing the shouts and laughter, Ao Xuan's face twitched slightly.

Originally, being defeated by Chu Ning in pill refining, a technique he was most proud of, had already dealt a huge blow to this genius of Dazong and even Yunxiao Alliance.

Now, being mocked by tens of thousands of people was even more maddening.

Just then, Ao Langtian coldly huffed.

The voice of the late Jin Dan cultivator resonated throughout the entire arena.

"We've only won three out of seven matches so far. Can't the people of Jiuhua Zong count?

Xuan'er, have a good exchange with this Chu Shizhi in the art of artifact refining!"

As Ao Langtian's words rang out, the arena fell silent.

The cultivators of Jiuhua Zong suddenly remembered that they hadn't heard Chu Ning mention anything about artifact refining.

Naturally, everyone realized that the upcoming match would be the real challenge for Jiuhua Zong.

Ao Xuan took a deep breath, his face regaining its composure, and his gaze toward Chu Ning held a hint of arrogance once more.

"I'd like to see what your artifact refining skills amount to."

At this moment, Chu Ning shook his head calmly and said,

"Artifact refining? I haven't learned that before."

As soon as Chu Ning's words came out, the joy that had just appeared on the faces of the Jiuhua Zong disciples instantly vanished.

"Ha ha!" Ao Langtian laughed.

Ao Xuan, looking at Chu Ning, scoffed,

"So, are you going to concede now?"

"Who said that not having learned it means conceding?" Chu Ning's gaze and expression were extremely calm.

"I said, the people of Jiuhua Zong will not kneel and concede!"

After saying that, Chu Ning looked at the middle-aged Confucian who was in charge of the artifact refining competition.

"Senior, can we proceed to the next match?"

The middle-aged Confucian gave Chu Ning a strange look but nodded,

"Yes!"

Ao Xuan flew up first, laughing lightly,

"Then let me truly crush your hopes!"

Chu Ning quickly followed, flying back into the formation and picking up the jade slip that recorded the Nine-Demon Refinement Technique, carefully studying it.

"This Nine-Demon Refinement Technique is just the first step in artifact refining, so it doesn't require a systematic understanding of the art.

However, some of the fire control and forging techniques within it are quite skillful and profound."

As Chu Ning browsed through the jade slip, he felt much more relieved.

Although he had refreshed his Artisan Spirit Body three months ago, he had been focusing on cultivating and breaking through to the late Qi Refining stage during this time.

He hadn't had the time to learn about artifact refining.

If he were to create an artifact, Chu Ning would indeed be a bit overwhelmed.

Aside from the various artifact refining materials he was unfamiliar with, he would also need to understand the complex processes involved.

But now, with this refinement competition, he had an opportunity.

With the power of the Artisan Spirit Body, learning just this single technique put him on equal footing with Ao Xuan, in his opinion.

Chu Ning's advantage lay in his powerful talent, while Ao Xuan had the benefit of prior knowledge and experience in artifact refining.

Thus, in the following time, Chu Ning immersed himself in studying the jade slip.

After reading it once, he combined it with his observations of Lu Kang and Leng Daichun's artifact refining techniques, synthesizing the knowledge.

After several rounds of this, he had a rough idea.

This time, Chu Ning didn't finish reading the jade slip early but spent a full half an hour studying it.

Only when the middle-aged Confucian reminded them that it was time to start did he get up and catch the materials thrown to him by the Confucian.

"This seems to be a piece of mica refined iron?"

Chu Ning held the material, which was slightly larger than a fist, and wondered to himself, not entirely sure.

"Fortunately, this Nine-Demon Refinement Technique provides a way to sense the degree of refinement of the material, allowing for more precision.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be familiar with this material and wouldn't know when to quench and when to forge it."

Chu Ning thought to himself.

This actually posed a higher requirement for other Artificers, but it was advantageous for him.

Soon, several incantations were cast onto the forging furnace in front of them, officially beginning the refinement process for this piece of material.

Seeing that Chu Ning had finally started, many of the spectators below breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they still doubted Chu Ning's ability in artifact refining, they couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope.

However, this scene brought smug smiles to the faces of many of the Dazong's Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After all, Chu Ning's initial performance in artifact refining was clearly not as smooth as his pill refining earlier.

Nor did he exude the same composure as Na Aoxuan.

As Chu Ning officially began the refinement process, especially during the forging, the smiles on the faces of the Dazong cultivators widened.

After all, whether it was his fire control technique or the hammering technique he used afterward, Chu Ning's movements didn't appear very natural.

They noticed, and so did Na Aoxuan.

Due to his previous loss in pill refining, Na Aoxuan paid even more attention to Chu Ning's actions.

Additionally, as the initial refinement of the material didn't require the same level of precision and control as the numerous spirit herbs in pill refining, he could afford to spare some attention to observe Chu Ning.

After witnessing Chu Ning's obviously clumsy and unskilled movements several times, Na Aoxuan finally put his heart at ease.

"There's absolutely no threat. I just need to showcase the strength of my artifact refining talent to everyone!" Na Aoxuan thought to himself.

With that, he stopped paying attention to Chu Ning and focused solely on skillfully refining and forging the material in front of him.

At this moment, after completing the first round of refinement and forging, a hint of a smile appeared in Chu Ning's eyes.

"The fire control technique for artifact refining is quite different from pill refining. Even though I'm extremely proficient in fire control for pill refining, I can only apply it by analogy and relearn the process.

But... it's not as difficult as I imagined."

The powerful talent of the Artisan Spirit Body, coupled with his abundant spiritual power far surpassing that of a typical late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, allowed Chu Ning to quickly grasp the refinement technique after two rounds of familiarization and adaptation.

Thus, as he began the third round of refinement and forging, Chu Ning immediately became adept at the process.

The material visibly shrunk in size, and under Chu Ning's manipulation, the impurities within it rapidly decreased.

After three rounds, Chu Ning's gaze intensified as he made further adjustments.

Knowing that he had lagged a little at the beginning, he quickened both his fire control incantations and his forging speed.

After all, each additional round of refinement and forging increased the purity of the material.

However, this also meant that Chu Ning needed to have an even stronger grasp of the overall rhythm and consume more spiritual power.

But at this moment, Chu Ning didn't seem to mind.

"Hmm?"

On the high platform, Ge Liuyang couldn't help but utter a soft sound of surprise when he saw Chu Ning's actions.

Chu Ning had already slightly surprised him with the first three rounds of refinement and forging.

He could visibly see Chu Ning's proficiency improving with each attempt.

However, as those attempts were still within the scope of adaptation, Ge Liuyang hadn't been too impressed.

But now, as Chu Ning noticeably sped up his refinement and forging, a hint of astonishment flashed in Ge Liuyang's eyes, along with a hint of anticipation.

Ge Liuyang, as well as the other Jiuhua Zong cultivators, knew that Chu Ning had never practiced artifact refining before.

Yet, at this moment, Ge Liuyang couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement.

"Could it be that Chu Ning is not only a pill refining genius but also an artifact refining genius?" Ge Liuyang wondered, his heart filled with anticipation.

The Jiuhua Zong cultivators were thrilled and excited, while the Dazong cultivators were clearly taken aback.

Even the witness, the Confucian scholar with the surname Chen, now had a look of astonishment in his eyes.

Chu Ning's proficiency seemed entirely inconsistent with someone who had just started learning.

As for Lu Kang, who was sitting within the isolation barrier, his eyes sparkled with excitement.

He had personally experienced this Nine-Demon Refinement Technique on a piece of material, so he could deeply appreciate what he was witnessing.

"Could it be that Junior Brother Chu also knows how to refine artifacts? He seemed a little unfamiliar at first, but now he's so skilled.

His speed and rhythm are even slightly faster than mine."

With this thought, Lu Kang couldn't help but feel thrilled.

And amidst everyone's gazes, Chu Ning's rhythm continued to improve.

As he thought this, Chu Ning began to probe inside with his spiritual sense.

With his powerful ability to divide his spiritual sense, he was able to pinpoint a few areas and perform more precise and targeted forging.

After repeating this process twice more, just as Chu Ning felt that one or two more attempts would bring it to a perfect state...

"Time's up!"

The middle-aged Confucian's voice penetrated the restrictions and reached their ears.

Although Chu Ning felt a little regretful, he had no choice but to stop.

On the other side, Ao Xuan looked over with a flash of arrogance and disdain on his face.

The middle-aged Confucian then spoke, "Bring the materials you've refined to this platform so that you can get a sense of each other's work."

Hearing this, Chu Ning and Ao Xuan immediately flew up to the platform, holding their respective materials.

They presented their refined materials to the middle-aged Confucian, and as he looked at what Chu Ning had produced, Ao Xuan's expression changed slightly.

Before this, he had clearly seen that Chu Ning seemed completely unfamiliar with the refinement technique, appearing clumsy with both tempering and forging.

But now, looking at the piece of mica refined iron in Chu Ning's hands, he noticed that its size was almost identical to his own.

Refinement is a process of purifying and refining, where impurities are removed, resulting in a reduction in the size of the original material.

To some extent, the final size of the material can indicate the quality of the refinement.

Of course, this is not absolute, as some who are less skilled may also lose a significant portion of the main material during the process.

So, this method of judgment is only a rough estimation.

The true test lies in the appraiser's assessment of the material's purity.

However, the fact that Chu Ning was able to refine the mica refined iron to this size took Ao Xuan by surprise.

But he quickly recovered, letting out a contemptuous laugh.

In his mind, he was certain that Chu Ning must have lost a significant portion of the mica refined iron during the process.

The middle-aged Confucian first picked up the material refined by Ao Xuan and carefully examined it before nodding in satisfaction. "Not bad. The purity of this mica refined iron has reached ninety-six percent, which is excellent for artifact forging."

Hearing this evaluation, Ao Xuan smiled slightly, and the faces of Ao Langtian and the other Dazo Zong cultivators lit up with joy.

Within such a short time, Ao Xuan had refined the mica refined iron to a purity of ninety-six percent, demonstrating an exceptional grasp of the Nine-Demon Refinement Technique.

As for the Jiuhua Zong cultivators, especially those knowledgeable in artifact refining, their expressions turned grim upon hearing that Ao Xuan had achieved a purity of ninety-six percent.

Lu Kang's face fell, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

He had only managed a purity of ninety-five percent, and the slight difference in purity represented a significant gap in skill.

"Who would have thought that not only is he exceptionally talented in pill refining, but his talent in artifact refining is also remarkable.

Although Chu Ning seemed to be getting the hang of the refinement technique, it would be incredibly difficult for him to achieve such purity. Sigh...

It looks like our sect might lose this competition..."

Many others from Jiuhua Zong shared Lu Kang's sentiment, and a heavy silence fell over the entire arena.

The earlier excitement from Chu Ning's victory in pill refining had faded, as everyone knew that losing this round would mean losing the entire competition.

This turn of events brought smiles back to the faces of the hundred or so Foundation Establishment cultivators from Dazong.

At this moment, the middle-aged Confucian picked up the piece of mica refined iron refined by Chu Ning and examined it.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he carefully inspected it again before showing it to the white-haired elder named Peng, the old Taoist priest, and the palace-dressed woman for their opinions.

The middle-aged Confucian's actions surprised not only Ao Xuan but also the more than ten thousand spectators.

"Could there be another twist?" everyone wondered.

Just then, after a brief discussion, the middle-aged Confucian looked at Chu Ning and slowly delivered a verdict that astonished everyone present except for Chu Ning.

"The purity of Jiuhua Zong Chu Ning's mica refined iron is ninety-eight percent. Using the Nine-Demon Refinement Technique, Jiuhua Zong Chu Ning wins!"

This announcement was like a giant stone thrown into a lake, sending ripples of shock through everyone in the arena, from the platform to the stands.

(End of Chapter)

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